Recently, thanks to Daiya vegan cheese, I was able to cross another item off my dream food list: Vegan Mozzarella Sticks! That’s right, crispy, breaded, gooey, fried mozzarella sticks. This was pretty much the ultimate test for Daiya, and it passed with flying colors. You will need the the block form of Daiya and not the shreds for this. Once frozen they will keep in a zip bag in the freezer for a while, so make up a bunch.
Vegan mozzarella sticks
8 oz block Daiya “Italian Style” cheese
1 cup four
1 cup soy milk, plus more as needed
1 cup bread crumbs
1 tsp Italian seasoning
salt and pepper
Oil for frying
To Prepare
Mix four and soy milk in a wide shallow container, such as a pie plate. Thin with additional soy milk or water until the consistency of heavy cream. On a separate plate, mix bread crumbs with Italian seasoning and season with salt and pepper.
Cut Daiya into sticks about 1/2″x1/2″x3″. Dip each stick into the batter then roll in breadcrumbs. Repeat, giving each stick a second coat of batter and crumbs to build a thick crust. Place finished sticks on a parchment lined baking sheet. Freeze breaded sticks for at least two hours.
To Fry
Heat oil in a fryer or heavy pot to 375° and fry frozen sticks for about two min until crust is brown and cheese is soft. Fry sticks in batches if necessary to avoid crowding the pan and allow oil to return to 375° between batches. Drain on paper towels and serve with marinara sauce for dipping.
i.. i need these. /words
Wow vegan mozza sticks! i haven’t had mozza sticks in many years….dreaming of vegan mozza
Oh my. I will dream of these tonight.
I can not get Daiya here (sob) but I will try them with another vegan cheese (as soon as I get some from the UK – yeah vegan cheese round here is like gold dust).
Yowza! LOVE!
I’m jealous that you even have access to Daiya in block form. Once again, everything looks fantabulous!
Let me know how they turn out. I can get scheese (sp? the scottish one) and cheesly here. Diaya’s texture is defiantly better, but I like the stronger flavor of Scheese.